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Scott Wiener was the only Democrat in the Senate to vote against this bill closing a loophole that lets corporations not report toxic chemical discharges. Those others are all Republicans. #SB954 #sfpol

Indivisible SF (@IndivisibleSF@sfba.social)
Attached: 1 image Ask Your Assemblymember: Vote for SB 954 to Close the CEQA Loophole Last session, the California legislature punched a loophole in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which would exempt industries from reporting on releases of toxic chemicals, among other things, when proposing to build facilities. SB 954 will close that loophole. After passage in the Senate, it is now up for passage in the Assembly. Call your Assemblymember: vote yes on SB 954! https://indivi…

Senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon blocked him from a major US base in Qatar,
yet saw enough damage on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia to conclude that an Iranian strike would have been deadly had it happened during the day.
The Connecticut Democrat, who sits on the Senate foreign relations and appropriations committees,
described the destruction he witnessed in Riyadh as “extraordinary”
and much more damaging than the public has been led to believe.
“Had tha…

Democratic senator says Hegseth trying to hide costs of Iran war from US public
Chris Murphy says Pentagon blocked him from military base in Qatar and Iran strike on US embassy in Riyadh far worse than public led to believe

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

Graham Platner ends U.S. Senate campaign in Maine
Graham Platner,
the populist political newcomer who Democrats had hoped could flip a critical U.S. Senate seat in Maine,
ended his campaign Wednesday night
after a woman he previously dated publicly accused him of sexual assault.

“We believe for the movement to continue, it can’t be me
and for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations,”
Platner said Wednesday night.

The development, a…

Graham Platner ends U.S. Senate campaign in Maine
The Democratic nominee left the race following an allegation of sexual assault. Maine Democrats have until July 27 to choose a replacement candidate to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R).

(Preamble: this is not a defense of Platner in any way.)
There is a distinct moderate Democrat bias when a phrase like "ending the “genocide” in Gaza." in an article.
Not sure why journalist's (who should know better) use quotation marks around the word genocide. If they don't want to use that word, there are many other descriptors they could use.
Democrats risk blowing chance to keep Trump’s presidency in check

Graham Platner debacle puts Democrats in grave danger of blowing it in the midterms
The meltdown in Maine’s Senate race risks the Democrats’ opportunity to turn Trump into a lame duck president.

(Preamble: this is not a defense of Platner in any way.)
There is a distinct moderate Democrat bias when a phrase like "ending the “genocide” in Gaza." in an article.
Not sure why journalist's (who should know better) use quotation marks around the word genocide. If they don't want to use that word, there are many other descriptors they could use.
Democrats risk blowing chance to keep Trump’s presidency in check

Graham Platner debacle puts Democrats in grave danger of blowing it in the midterms
The meltdown in Maine’s Senate race risks the Democrats’ opportunity to turn Trump into a lame duck president.

Trump’s Super PAC Starts to Unload Its War Chest,
With New Group Booking $47 Million
A recently created Republican group tied to the president’s super PAC
is pumping cash into half a dozen key midterm races,
with the largest amounts going toward Senate contests in Michigan and Ohio

Trump’s PAC Unloads War Chest, With $49 Million Headed to Key Midterm Races
A recently created Republican group tied to the president’s super PAC is pumping cash into half a dozen key midterm races, with the largest amounts going toward Senate contests in Michigan and Ohio.

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

"The US Senate on Thursday rejected a largely symbolic effort to limit Donald Trump’s authority to wage war in Iran..."
I think you mean the largely symbolic Senate...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/donald-trump-senate-iran…

US Senate rejects bid to rein in Trump’s authority over Iran war
Measure fails 49-50 as US launches new retaliatory attacks in Iran and lawmakers question the prolonged conflict

The trifecta of Senate debates scheduled for Thursday night represent three distinct political landscapes shaping the final weeks before the midterm elections.
The first one, an example of the Democrats’ confidence, is in #Georgia, where Senator Jon Ossoff has proved to be such a formidable candidate in his race against Representative Mike Collins that Republicans have moved some TV advertising away…

Midterm Elections Updates: Senate Debates to Be Held in Michigan, Maine and Georgia

New Hampshire voters head to the polls Tuesday for primaries that will set up a closely watched Senate contest
– a vulnerable open seat Democrats must defend if they are to have any shot at reclaiming the upper chamber.
The race opened when Jeanne Shaheen, 79,
the state’s three‑term incumbent Democratic senator,
announced her retirement.
Congressman Chris Pappas,
who represents New Hampshire’s first district,
is seeking the nomination and enters the…

New Hampshire voters head to polls in race crucial to Democrats’ Senate hopes
Centrist Chris Pappas faces progressive primary challenger Karishma Manzur while Republicans eye chance to flip seat

Senate Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting Russia and Iran (Robert Jimison/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/us/politics/senate-russia-sanctions.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260807/p89#a260807p89

A new, bipartisan bill could allow Trump to drop 100 percent tariffs on virtually any country he likes,
for as long as he likes,
and with pretty much bulletproof legal authority to do so;
Which means even the Supreme Court couldn’t bail out Congress (or the rest of us) next time.
This is all happening through the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act,
which is rapidly moving through Congress with broad bipartisan support.
It is expected to clear the S…

Senate Voting to Give Trump a Tariff Nuke
A bill supposedly aimed at Russia is really an unprecedented new tariff power grab—yet prominent Democrats are backing it.

Political Gadfly, ex-wife to Gavin Newsom former fiance of Don Jr, and current US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle apparently has a texting scandal brewing.
Trying to shake down a donor for cash just before her Senate confirmation hearings.
My favorite line from this article
"A U.S. Embassy official said, “Guilfoyle’s career in and out of public service is guided by deep and abiding values."
yes, we're not questioning she's guided by her values...we're questioning THE VALUES THEMSELVES
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/honey-please-kimberly-guilfoyle-pushed-donor-to-wire-100000-to-her-amex-account/ar-AA2dLZMO

Crypto super PAC Fairshake plans to launch a $30M ad blitz against former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in the Ohio Senate race, after the Clarity Act failed (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)
https://www.nytime…

The Crypto Industry Targets Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Top Democratic Senate Candidate
Angry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

Whistleblower alleges Trump ordered FBI to investigate protesters in LA over immigration crackdown
Donald Trump ordered the FBI to investigate protesters in Los Angeles who were demonstrating against the president’s immigration crackdown,
according to a whistleblower complaint that was submitted to the Senate judiciary committee.
Senator Alex Padilla, a Democrat who represents California and serves on the committee, said his office had received a copy of the complaint.

Democrats now favored in key midterm races that could give them control of US Senate, new projections find – US politics live
Nonpartisan Cook Political Report revises analyses in Kansas, New Hampshire and North Carolina, forecasting Democrats have stronger odds than previously estimated

Senate Bows to Reality, Leaving Trump's Voting Bill Undone (Michael Gold/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/politics/senate-bows-to-reality-leaving-trumps-voting-bill-undone.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260808/p46#a260808p46

RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-hearing-testimony-vaccines
It's always the ones you most expect…

Michigan U.S. Senate primary results
https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/michigan-primary-results-us-senate/#Dem

Michigan U.S. Senate Primary Election Live Results 2026
Live results for the August 4, 2026 Michigan U.S. Senate primary. Track election results with real-time vote counts, county-level maps and race calls from AP.

The democratic socialist and his Fox News interrogator circled each other for almost 15 minutes,
disagreeing on everything from homeless encampments to whether the U.S. Senate is truly democratic.
But it was a question about city-owned grocery stores in New York that left the host speechless.
Gustavo Gordillo, co-chair of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America,
declared that if city-owned stores brought down prices enough to drum people out …

A Democratic Socialist Seeks New Voters in an Unlikely Place: Fox News
Gustavo Gordillo, a leader of the New York D.S.A., wants to reach new voters. But in interviews with conservative media, the backlash can be sharp.

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

AeS has better policy positions, HS has a solid legislative record. They BOTH have style issues. This is why I was for McMorrow (good policy & legislative chops) but that was not to be.
The fact that there’s such a breadth of Fash trying to stop AeS is telling. They don’t want him compared to Mike Rogers, the most boring establishment candidate alive.
HS’s style — careful, wooden, scripted, centrist — makes her a shit opponent for Rogers. @…

Bill Cole (@scconsult.com)
It is incredibly annoying to see so much obvious organized *international* tooting/skeeting in the Michigan Democratic Party primary for the US Senate. Especially since most of it seems to be aimed at making them both look bad. Like a German I saw on the Fediverse concern-trolling polls…

Schumer Forges Ahead in Fight for Senate, Despite Setbacks (Carl Hulse/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/us/politics/schumer-senate-midterms.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260807/p92#a260807p92

Which Republican Senate Candidates Are Skipping Trump's Convention? (Kellen Browning/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/us/politics/republican-senate-candidates-trump-convention.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260908/p85#a260908p85

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

Somebody oughta write a law...
Blackburn moves $4.8M from US Senate campaign account in apparent legal 'workaround' • Tennessee Lookout
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/08/03/blackburn-moves-4-8m-from-us-senate-campaign-account-in-apparent-legal-workaround/

No city is expendable’:
Republican candidate for competitive San Diego House seat slams Trump’s rally comments
Jim Desmond, the Republican candidate for a competitive San Diego based House seat has pushed back on Donald Trump’s comments at a rally in Nebraska on Monday, where the president said that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, and it would be “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe”.
Desmond said that he “vehemently” disagrees with Trump’s comm…

Democrats now favored in key midterm races that could give them control of US Senate, new projections find – US politics live
Nonpartisan Cook Political Report revises analyses in Kansas, New Hampshire and North Carolina, forecasting Democrats have stronger odds than previously estimated

Graham Platner ends U.S. Senate campaign in Maine (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/08/graham-platner-ends-us-senate-campaign-maine/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260708/p126#a260708p126

Michigan is not the only state with primaries on Tuesday.
In Missouri, voters will weigh whether to nominate former US representative Cori Bush, who is running to return to the chamber against Wesley Bell in a race punctuated by the war in Gaza and outside spending by pro-Israel groups.
And in Washington state, voters will decide which two candidates to elevate in the third congressional district, where blue-dog Democratic representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is seeking re-elec…

Michigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party’s future
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed leads in polls against centrist Haley Stevens as party looks to regain control of US Senate

Who Is Ken Paxton Turning to for Help in the Texas Senate Race? (Jess Bidgood/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/politics/ken-paxton-texas-senate-race.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/261007/p128#a261007p128

The Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee
🔥voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress
after a bitter hearing last week,
where the retired public health official invoked the fifth amendment
for fear of self-incrimination and possible prosecution by Republican lawmakers,
who have routinely vilified him for his handling of the Covid-19 response.
The vote was adopted along party lines.
This came after several attempts from s…

Senate committee holds Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress – live
Republican majority voted to hold the retired health official in contempt after hearing where he repeatedly invoked the fifth amendment

Sources: US Senate negotiators are debating a bill to impose a "duty of care" for AI companies and let the government block the release of models deemed unsafe (Courtney Rozen/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/u

Chris Pappas Defeats Progressive Challenger in New Hampshire Senate Primary (Emily Davies/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/us/politics/new-hampshire-senate-pappas-manzur.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260908/p154#a260908p154

A Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony S. Fauci,
the scientist who led the country’s Covid response,
in contempt of Congress for declining to answer questions during a hearing last week.
But will the courts uphold it?
Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment to remain silent,
refusing to respond to a single question during the three-hour session of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Republicans on the panel, …

What Is Fauci Being Accused of and Why Is He Being Held in Contempt?
The case is unique, legal scholars say, because of the tension between the Fifth Amendment and the reach of a presidential pardon. The potential consequences could be grave.

New Hampshire primary kicks off battle for one of nation's key open Senate seats (Richard Cowan/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-hampshire-primary-kicks-off-battle-one-nations-key-open-senate-seats-2026-09-08/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260908/p24#a260908p24

Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim sends Democrats fleeing his campaign (Eric Garcia/The Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/graham-platner-maine-senate-exit-democrats-b3010473.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260708/p144#a260708p144

The battle for the Senate is being fought across a very small map.
The Cook Political Report, a prominent US election forecaster, currently lists seven seats as tossups:
Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio and Texas.
A further two – North Carolina and Kansas – are leaning Democrat and Republican respectively.
Democrats must win at least four seats that are held by Republicans to gain a majority

The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mapped
These graphics explain what the Democrats would need to do to flip the Senate and House of Representatives

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic US Senate candidate in Michigan,
has hit back at Republican vice-president JD Vance’s onslaught against him,
saying it is “evil” to deprive people of healthcare and affordable groceries.
Vance, in a Monday speech that railed against undocumented immigrants, cast El-Sayed as representative of “terrible evil”
and as someone who fights for “one group at the expense of others”.
El-Sayed, who would become the first Muslim US senator if …

Democratic contender Abdul El-Sayed hits back at JD Vance over ‘evil’ taunt
Michigan Senate candidate accuses vice-president of ‘dog whistle’ and says Republican policies are true evil

Trump interrupted by protesters as he fights to rally Texas voters behind Paxton in US Senate race (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-texas-paxton-senate-protesters-cd12a03fd2a900699459678c3a77dd22
http://www.memeorandum.com/261007/p145#a261007p145

Obama and El-Sayed Spoke to Discuss Unity After Ugly Michigan Primary (Tim Balk/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/politics/obama-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260809/p20#a260809p20

The two Republican senators who threatened to block Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently become attorney general announced
they will advance his nomination
after he confirmed in writing that a planned $1.8bn slush fund for Donald Trump’s allies was dead.
The US Senate judiciary committee is due to vote on Tuesday on whether to approve the nomination of Blanche,
who is already acting attorney general,
and send it to the wider Senate for a vote.
Outgoing lawmak…

Republican holdouts say they will back Todd Blanche for attorney general
Move comes after Blanche gives senators written assurance he will drop Trump’s $1.8bn anti-weaponization fund

In Michigan, a Former Trump Critic Shifts Toward Election Skepticism (Beth Reinhard/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/politics/mike-rogers-michigan-senate-elections.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260809/p6#a260809p6

Josh Turek Returns To Update Us On His Critical Battleground Senate Race
As things are breaking right now I don’t think Republicans will be able to keep the Senate without winning Iowa.
So as Dem candidate Josh Turek tells us the Senate GOP SuperPAC announced a massive new $20 million buy to augment their existing $33m buy - yikes!
$53m is an enormous amount of money for a state as small as Iowa.
As you will see in the interview Josh is one of our very best candidat…

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

The US Senate voted to confirm Jay Clayton as the director of national intelligence on Tuesday,
giving Trump another key ally directing the nation’s intelligence apparatus.
The tally, 51-47, fell along party lines, with all Republicans supporting his nomination and all Democrats opposing it.
Clayton, currently the US attorney for the southern district of New York, will replace Bill Pulte,
a staunch Trump loyalist who had been temporarily serving in the role since June…

Senate confirms Trump ally Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence
At confirmation hearing, Clayton sidestepped questions about 2020 election and declined to say Trump lost

Tuesday's Michigan primary will be, perhaps, the most contentious Democratic primary this year
– and a test for the party’s future.
Who can win this purple state in November, and potentially push the party towards a majority in the Senate?
Recent surveys have shown Abdul El-Sayed pulling ahead.
A nonpartisan Emerson poll this week of likely Democratic voters found 54% intended to vote for El-Sayed compared to 39% for Haley Stevens,
And a stark age divide:

Democrats face most contentious – and crucial – test yet with Michigan primary
Voters are faced with the thorny question of electability: who can win this purple state in November and potentially push Democrats toward a US Senate majority?

Elon Musk Targets Democrats on Transgender Issues in Key Senate Races (Neil Vigdor/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/us/politics/elon-musk-transgender-midterms-democrats.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260908/p143#a260908p143

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

Trump has defended controversial plans for a $1.8 billion slush fund
even as they threaten to derail the nomination of his former personal lawyer Todd Blanche for US attorney general.
Blanche “should be immediately approved” by the US Senate, the president declared in a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday morning,
defending the payout scheme proposed by his officials in the Department of Justice as it holds up Blanche’s confirmation.
Blanche, Trump's forme…

Trump defends $1.8bn slush fund that is holding up Todd Blanche confirmation
President calls for former personal defense lawyer to be ‘immediately approved’ as attorney general

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

The Senate is due to begin voting as early as Monday on the nomination of Manhattan US attorney Jay Clayton,
Donald Trump’s pick to be the ⁠top US spy,
and he ⁠is expected to be approved within days despite a tense confirmation hearing.
If approved to be the director of national intelligence,
Clayton would fill a role vacated in June when Tulsi Gabbard stepped down after ⁠a tenure marked by clashes with congressional Democrats,
who accused her of advancing Trump…

Trump backs Pete Hegseth amid renewed tensions with Iran – live
Trump said he thinks his defense secretary ‘has done a great job’

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led two criminal cases against Donald Trump in 2023, faced attacks from Republicans in a wide-ranging hearing on Tuesday that included a basketball mix-up, a reference to the tooth fairy and accusations of perjury.
In the Senate judiciary committee hearing on Tuesday, the Republican senator Eric Schmitt, of Missouri, raised perjury allegations against Smith, seemingly over a mix-up about the Atlanta Hawks and University of Iowa Hawkeyes basket…

‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing
GOP senators lash out on Smith, who led criminal cases against Trump, with invective and inaccurate information

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth told the Senate on Tuesday that the US-Israel war on Iran had
cost $37.5 billion so far,
as he faced lawmakers furious over the conflict’s soaring price tag and the deaths last week of three American service members.
During an appearance before the Senate appropriations committee, Hegseth,
whose opening remarks were repeatedly interrupted by protesters,
provided an updated account of the war’s cost
– up from previous …

Hegseth tells Senate war on Iran has so far cost $37.5bn at hearing to request more funds
Defense secretary has asked Senate appropriations committee for nearly $88bn more to continue effort

Founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1982,
the DSA was born from a merger of two leftist groups,
the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee and the New American Movement.
The organization functions as a member-driven network with national leadership and local chapters in every state.
Unlike the Democratic party, which operates within established political institutions,
the DSA proposes abolishing the Senate and the electoral college. Ending economic and military …

The DSA has a believability problem with older Black voters. But young people want to take more risks
Black voters reveal a generational divide, with younger voters drawn to the Democratic Socialists of America, and older voters focused on what can realistically be achieved

In the Senate today, lawmakers plan to question US trade representative Jamieson Greer.
Ron Wyden, the Senate finance committee’s top Democrat, said that
Donald Trump’s “tariff spree” has “hammered” farmers and small business owners in his home state of Oregon
– particularly in communities which voted for the president in 2024.
“Like so many other promises, Donald Trump has made to working people, The second he set foot in the White House, he did nothing to put Americ…

Trump trade envoy grilled about ‘tariff spree’ and price rises for Americans in Senate hearing – US politics live
Jamieson Greer faces senators’ questions about latest round of tariffs and impacts on cost of living of Trump policies

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

A Republican senator has accused Donald Trump Jr of corruption
and demanded a Senate investigation into revelations that a Russian oligarch bankrolled part of his recent wedding in the Bahamas.
John Curtis, of Utah, wrote to the leaders of the US Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday,
urging them to subpoena Trump Jr over his business dealings,
his relationships with foreign individuals,
gifts he has received
– and any occasions where his connection to his…

Republican calls for Senate investigation of Trump Jr wedding paid for by Russian oligarch
Putin ally helped cover cost of renting private island in the Bahamas for wedding of Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson

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Maine Democrats hit reset on their chaotic Senate primary on Saturday
as Troy Jackson officially secured the party’s nomination.
He took the stage at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to rapturous applause, a standing ovation
and Noah Kahan’s Northern Attitude blaring over the speakers.
“This is the absolute honor of my life,” Jackson said.
“If you’ve ever been ignored, underestimated, pushed around or told that you have to wait your turn while the rich cut t…

Troy Jackson secures Democratic nomination for Maine Senate seat after chaotic primary race
Progressive former state senate president gains nomination after Graham Platner dropped out over sexual assault allegations

Anthony Fauci, the former veteran director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid),
invoked the Fifth Amendment during a hearing before the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
During his long history in the government, he many times appeared before committee’s for hearings and respects the value of oversight.
“However, given Senator Paul’s obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution,
his repeated slanderou…

Anthony Fauci invokes fifth amendment right not to answer questions in Senate hearing on Covid-19 – live
Medical adviser says he invokes right to refrain from answering questions, accusing Rand Paul of having ‘obvious obsession’ with him

Senate's latest war powers resolution fails in 49-50 vote
as some Republicans side with Democrats
The latest attempt by Congress to rein-in Donald Trump’s attacks in the Middle East failed in the Senate on Thursday.
The war powers resolution failed in a 49-50 vote.
Democratic senator John Fetterman voted with Republicans to sink the measure.
But notably, Republicans senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul voted in favor of the motion to prevent T…

Senate’s latest effort to halt Trump’s Iran hostilities fails in 49-50 vote as some Republicans side with Democrats – live
Republicans senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul voted in favor of the motion to prevent Trump from continuing hostilities against Iran

US senator Mitch McConnell is still not cleared to return to work, his office confirmed on Monday,
six weeks after he was hospitalized after a fall at his home.
An update released alongside a new photograph of the Republican lawmaker – one of the highest-profile figures in Congress, as a former Senate majority leader – said he was undergoing “intense physical therapy” and is “working hard” to get back to his duties.
In the statement, he said that he wouldn’t be able to make…

Mitch McConnell still not cleared to resume Senate duties, office says
Kentucky senator has been absent and not seen in public since mid-June after he was hospitalized due to a fall

New Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: 'We're Losing' (Jess Bidgood/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/pappas-sununu-new-hampshire-senate.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260906/p5#a260906p5

Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary,
Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during two congressional hearings last year,
when he told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation that a 2019 visit to Samoa had “nothing to do with vaccines”.
Letters obtained by the Guardian and the Associated Press contradict that testimony.
In one he wrote to the Samoan prime minister before the trip, Kennedy explicitly said he wanted to study the measles, mumps and ru…

RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’

Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary (Katie Glueck/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/hamilton-marshall-kansas-senate-election.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260804/p143#a260804p143

Why Kansas Has Suddenly Moved to Center of the Fight for Senate Control (Tim Balk/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/kansas-senate-race-hamilton-marshall.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/261004/p41#a261004p41

Voters who left the Democratic Party over Gaza return for the recent progressive push
Michigan Senate nominee El-Sayed and others have re-energized one-time Democratic voters who abandoned the party under Biden
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

‘I hate Democrats, but I love Abdul’: voters who left over Gaza return for progressive push
Michigan Senate nominee and others have re-energized one-time Democratic voters who abandoned party under Biden

Troy Jackson is the frontrunner for Maine Democrats
What happens next?
A reminder of the next steps of the frantic replacement process in the Maine Senate race now that Troy Jackson appears poised to clinch the Democratic nomination.
Over the weekend, all 16 counties elected 500 delegates who will vote in a special convention in Bangor on Saturday,
with the remaining delegates coming from the state Democratic party committee.
This will the formal process of selec…

Maine Democrats rally around Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner in crucial Senate race – US politics live
Former state legislator in strong position to become Democratic nominee after several candidates drop out over the weekend

Trump expressed confidence in his defense secretary and said he thinks his Hegseth “has done a great job”.
Trump has said that Hegseth and others led him to believe that Iran was actively preparing to attack the United States if Washington did not strike first.
They advised him that the situation with Iran was rapidly approaching “a point of no return”
and advocated for pre-emptive military action.
Trump also claimed to reporters on Air Force One that Iran requested …

Trump backs Pete Hegseth amid renewed tensions with Iran – live
Trump said he thinks his defense secretary ‘has done a great job’

Not another Trump sycophant': Democrats lambast Trump's nomination of Overton for FDA chief
And we’re already getting some sense from senators of how that might go. Democrat Patty Murray, of Washington, who sits on the Senate health committee, shared this on X:
Heidi Overton is a far-right, anti-abortion extremist who has no business leading the FDA.
The American people deserve someone who will put science and facts FIRST,
not another Trump sycophant who will …

‘Not another Trump sycophant’: Democrats blast Trump’s nomination of Heidi Overton for FDA chief – live
The abortion opponent stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines last week

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico
is pushing for one of Texas’ most important swing counties to
drop plans to close nearly a third of its polling places before November’s midterms.
Amid public outcry, the Commissioners Court for Tarrant County
— which contains Fort Worth and borders Dallas
— plans to hold a vote on Tuesday on whether to shutter 92 of the polling places used in the 2022 election,
many of which serve the city’s poorer and minori…

Talarico Protests as Texas Swing County Plans to Close 92 Polling Places | Common Dreams
​“The most powerful people in this county, the most powerful people in this country, don’t want us to be able to vote easily."

A republican fundraising consultant alerted her colleagues this month in a private message about a hot new business opportunity from an unlikely source:
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a Democrat.
“I thought you would be interested in this high performing Fetterman copy,”
wrote Leah Mergener, an account associate at the GOP-aligned firm Blitz Digital Group.
“It has been doing crazy numbers for us.”
The fundraising appeal was signed by Fetterman and inclu…

Right-Wing Groups Are Making Money Off John Fetterman
After losing his Democratic fundraisers, the Pennsylvania senator found a new firm with MAGA-world ties.

Peggy Flanagan,
the progressive lieutenant governor of Minnesota,
clinched the victory in the state’s Democratic primary for US Senate,
beating out moderate US representative Angie Craig.
The AP called the race, with Flanagan leading with nearly 59% of the vote.

Minnesota progressive wins Senate primary over anti-ICE sentiments, as Wisconsin governor’s race remains close – live
Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary; in Wisconsin, moderate David Crowley and Democratic socialist Francesca Hong face tight race to be Democratic nominee for governor

It was early Sunday morning and Dr Annie Andrews was far from the political fray, dropping her youngest daughter off at a summer camp, when she heard the news.
“It was shocking and unbelievable,” she says of the death of Lindsey Graham,
a Republican senator who defined South Carolina politics for a generation aged 71.
“It’s a profound moment for the whole state of South Carolina.”
For more than a year Andrews,
a Democrat, had been building a formidable grassroot…

Meet the South Carolina Democrat looking to flip Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat
Dr Annie Andrews says her ‘mission remains the same’ as she now aims to unseat Darline Graham, sister of the late Republican senator

A group of Jewish voters in Michigan
is urging support for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate,
in an open letter that acknowledges concerns among some Jewish voters about his candidacy and his criticism of Israel.
The letter, signed by more than 500 people who identify as Jewish leaders or voters in the state,
says that the election of Dr. El-Sayed, a staunch critic of Israel,
is “clearly the better choice for Jews” compared with his R…

Jewish Leaders in Michigan Urge Support for El-Sayed’s Senate Bid
The public petition comes after other Michigan Jews registered their discontent with Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic Senate nominee.

Two Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee,
who lost their seats after defying President Trump,
threatened on Wednesday to block Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general
over a deal he cut to settle Mr. Trump’s lawsuit against the I.R.S.
The senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina,
accused Mr. Blanche of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal.
In June, Mr. Blanche said he would drop a proposed…

Senators Cornyn and Tillis Threaten to Block Blanche Nomination Over Trump’s IRS Deal
Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the attorney general nominee of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle President Trump’s suit against the agency.

Vice-president JD Vance appeared to partially row back on Donald Trump’s outlandish claims that every adult citizen in the US would receive $5,000 if the Republicans retain the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
“If the Republicans win, you win with us, and you get $5,000,” Trump told a roaring crowd, during a nearly two-hour long speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in which he also urged voters to “pretend that I’m on the ballot”.
But Vance, speaking af…

US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech
President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorate

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the advancement of a must-pass defense bill in protest of Donald Trump’s resumption of hostilities with Iran.
The hold up of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) comes amid the fiercest exchange in fire between the countries in weeks,
which has amplified frustration among Democrats that the US remains involved in the conflict despite the passage last month of a war powers resolution intended to force a ceasefire.
Chuck Schumer, t…

Senate Democrats block advancement of defense bill to protest Trump’s hostilities with Iran
Chuck Schumer says Republicans are ‘ignoring the nation’s most urgent national security crisis’ amid US exchange of fire with Iran

Let’s talk about the billionaires
— the folks cutting the line while the rest of us pay the bill.
They don’t need another champion in Congress.
I’m not going to the Senate to fight for guys like Elon Musk,
and I don’t believe in tax cuts for the wealthiest people on the planet.
That might not be a popular opinion in Washington, but here in Maine, the vast majority of folks would agree.
Except Susan Collins.
Susan Collins has hardly met a billionaire…

Troy Jackson for U.S. Senate
Troy Jackson is ready to flip Maine's Senate seat and unseat Susan Collins once and for all. He's a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, a lifelong labor champion, and former Maine Senate President, who's proven he can win — by 20 points — in a district carried by both Susan Collins and Donald Trump.

In one of the first ads of his campaign to represent Kansas in the US Senate,
the Democrat Adam Hamilton stands grilling steaks at a barbecue and attacks his opponent,
Senator Roger Marshall, a Republican,
for supporting “tariffs and war”.
Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932,
and more than half a century has passed since one of their nominees even came close.
But he and his supporters believe circumstances have conspired to end thi…

State Representative Angie Nixon of Jacksonville,
a progressive firebrand who ran an underdog campaign,
won the Democratic nomination for Senate in Florida, according to The Associated Press,
the latest left-wing victory against establishment Democrats.
In a huge upset, Ms. Nixon, 42, defeated Alex Vindman,
a former national security official who was a top witness in President Trump’s first impeachment trial.
His entry was largely welcomed by Democratic Pa…

Angie Nixon Scores Upset Win in Florida Senate Primary
Angie Nixon faces another difficult test this November against a Republican incumbent heavily favored to win.

The cryptocurrency industry, furious at Democrats for blocking the passage of a major business-friendly bill last week,
is beginning to wage war on the party’s midterm candidates.
The industry’s main super PAC, Fairshake, which is backed by some of the richest people in Silicon Valley,
is starting to unspool a planned $30 million advertising campaign against former Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio,
a Democrat running again for the chamber, the group told The New York Tim…

The Crypto Industry Targets Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Top Democratic Senate Candidate
Angry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

Wyoming Primary:
One of the most conservative states has a legislature divided between a hard-right House and a merely right Senate.
Ultraconservatives want a complete takeover in the Aug. 18 primaries
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/elec…

In This State, an Intense Fight in the G.O.P. for Control of the Right
Wyoming, one of the most conservative states, has a legislature divided between a hard-right House and a merely right Senate. Ultraconservatives want a complete takeover in the Aug. 18 primaries.

The fossil fuel industry secured an estimated $190bn in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade
after responding to Donald Trump’s pre-election call for major campaign donations,
leaving American taxpayers to shoulder higher bills and public health costs associated with pollution, according to a new report.
Released on Thursday by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, ranking member of the Senate environment and public works committee,
and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Sc…

Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call
Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters

Now that Graham Platner has ended his campaign after a rape allegation that he denies,
Maine voters and state party leaders are warning Chuck Schumer and other Democratic leaders in Washington, D.C., not to intervene in the process the state party is using to replace Platner.
All the leading candidates running to replace Platner have signaled interest in replacing Schumer as leader after the midterms.

Maine Democrats to Chuck Schumer: Stay Out of Our Senate Race
Local Democrats are warning the top Senate Democrat to keep away as they replace Graham Platner, and the candidates are giving his leadership in Washington low marks.

Primaries in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming held on Tuesday provided the latest view into how voters are feeling ahead of November’s US midterm elections.
One candidate aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) netted an extraordinary win
while another was defeated handily.
Donald Trump’s handpicked candidates received a mixed reception from voters.
In Alaska, voters chose their fighters for one of the year’s marquee US Senate races,
and in Florida, e…

A democratic socialist win and losses for Trump allies: takeaways from primaries in three key states
Elections in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming provide a sense of how voters are feeling ahead of November’s midterms

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Michigan,
embraced Donald Trump’s suggestion that the two represent
“VERY DIFFERENT” versions of the US,
-- pledging to fight inequality while the president is “making billions of dollars off of you”.
In a Saturday night post on his Truth Social platform, Trump shared an image of himself and the first lady, Melania Trump, beside a photo of El-Sayed, who is Muslim, and his wife, Sarah Jukaku, wearing a hijab.

Abdul El-Sayed embraces Trump claim he represents ‘very different’ America
Michigan nominee, who spoke to Obama after primary win, vows to fight inequality as president ‘makes billions off you’

House Adopts $95 Billion G.O.P. Budget for Iran War
Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint for the war and other measures,
but its prospects are far dimmer in the Senate
House Republicans on Wednesday won narrow approval of their $95 billion budget plan to fund the war with Iran
and impose new election restrictions that Trump has demanded,
muscling through dissent in their ranks to send the measure to a …

House Adopts $95 Billion G.O.P. Budget for Iran War
Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint for the war and other measures, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a stopgap measure to head off a government shutdown until early December,
with its Republican leaders seeking to defuse a volatile issue in the run-up to the November midterm elections.
The continuing resolution authorizing government spending until 4 December passed by a vote of 220-205,
roughly along party lines.
It next heads to the Senate, where it will need to win bipartisan support to clear the chamber.
T…

House passes spending bill to head off government shutdown before midterms
Measure authorizes spending until 4 December as Republicans seek to avoid volatile issue in election season

State Rep Angie Nixon,
who is running in the Democratic primary for US Senate,
had a preliminary court hearing in Leon County Wednesday,
related to her May arrest for staging a sit-in outside
Governor Ron DeSantis’ office.
A trial date for Nixon was set for the week of Sept. 21.
Nixon was arrested on May 15,
after sitting in the governor’s capitol office for several hours,
protesting new Congressional district maps passed by Florida lawmakers.…

‘Weaponization of justice’: Jacksonville Rep. Angie Nixon gets September trial date in DeSantis office sit-in case
State Rep Angie Nixon, who is running in the Democratic primary for US Senate, had a preliminary court hearing in Leon County Wednesday.

El-Sayed tried relentlessly to stay on the affordability message.
On Fox, he called opponent Mike Rogers a “beta” and took a jab at Pete Hegseth in a response to a question about the federal deficit,
saying Watters didn’t seem concerned that the defense secretary, “the guy who used to work on your channel”, wanted to increase the military budget to $1.5tn.
“Why, so we could fight a war we don’t know how to get out of, to raise our gas prices $5 a gallon?” El-Sayed said.

El-Sayed pushes to keep affordability message focus amid scrutiny from both sides
Democratic Senate candidate for Michigan distances himself from Hasan Piker and debates Fox News host

Senator Bill Cassidy,
the Republican chairman of the US Senate health committee,
blamed the Trump administration’s vaccine-skeptical approach for ‌
recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania
and challenged Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general to
directly state that vaccines do not cause autism on Wednesday.
Cassidy, a Louisiana physician who chairs the panel,
said three people in Pennsylvania had died of measles,
with a fourth death under review, …

Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania
Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administration

The US Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to proceed with
sweeping new restrictions on mail-in voting,
removing a major legal obstacle just weeks before states begin sending ballots for the 2026 midterm elections
and prompting two of the high court’s liberal justices to warn that the ruling will sow “chaos and uncertainty.”
Contrary to social media posts from supporters of Donald Trump,
the court’s right-wing majority did not ru…

'Painful Setback': Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Mailed Ballot Rules—But Punts on Their Legality | Common Dreams
“It’s a disgrace that the highest court in the nation is allowing Trump to stab a dagger into the heart of our democracy," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Lisa Demuth, the Republican speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives,
secured the Republican nomination for governor,
-- edging out pillow salesman Mike Lindell, who had received Trump’s endorsement in the race.
Demuth became speaker last year in an evenly divided House, becoming the first Black person in the role.

Minnesota progressive wins Senate primary over anti-ICE sentiments, as Wisconsin governor’s race remains close – live
Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary; in Wisconsin, moderate David Crowley and Democratic socialist Francesca Hong face tight race to be Democratic nominee for governor

Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the southern district of New York,
refused to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to become the country’s next intelligence chief.
Clayton opted instead to say that Biden was “certified” as president.
Clayton also skirted questions about his previous election integrity claims and whether or not a White House official asked him to subpoena a group of New York Times journalists as part of an alleg…

Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton refuses to say Biden won 2020 election
Clayton, if confirmed, would replace Bill Pulte, and is facing senators for confirmation as the US’s top spy

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, Shah 
and Troy Jackson are now part of the growing field of candidates seeking the nod to face Susan Collins in November.
Other declared contenders include former political operative Jordan Wood who ran unsuccessfully for the nomination in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District,
Social worker Paige Loud who also ran in the 2nd District race,
Maine Rep. Valli Geiger of Rockland,
Maine Beer Co. co-founder Dan Kleban,
…

Shenna Bellows enters open Democratic US Senate race
The secretary of state previously faced off against Sen. Susan Collins in 2014 and lost.

Throughout today’s confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche, Democratic and Republican lawmakers have questioned whether the
$1.8bn “anti-weaponization” fund created to compensate the president’s allies
– namely January 6 defendents
– has been definitively abandoned by the Trump administration.

Blanche sought to underscore that the slush fund is “dead”, as he fielded questions from senators on both sides of the aisle.
“The settlement fund is just not …

Democrats grill Todd Blanche on ICE agents at polling sites and Kash Patel’s conduct at attorney general confirmation hearing – live
Trump’s nominee for attorney general – also his former personal defense lawyer – faces questions from senators as he attempts to take the top justice department role